Jon Pierik7:51 AM
While four AFL players have tested positive to performance-enhancing drugs in recent times, the relatively small number of individual tests could mean players are tempted to try their luck.

Matt Murnane
Collingwood coach Nathan Buckley says the club is devastated Lachlan Keeffe and Josh Thomas are facing positive performance-enhancing drugs tests at a point where their careers were about to launch into a ‘‘sweet spot’’.

Matt Murnane
The need for Collingwood to get key defender Ben Reid back to full fitness could increase sharply in the fallout from the provisional suspensions to two of his Pies team-mates, particularly fellow defender Lachlan Keefe.

Michael Gleeson
Collingwood sought assurances from ASADA that more of their players had not failed drug tests after two of their players were found to have both tested positive to the same banned drug on the same day.

Jon Pierik
While many of the so-called football experts believe Collingwood won't make the top eight this season, Magpies chief executive Gary Pert has declared his club can be a "real threat" if all goes well.

Matt Murnane
Already seeking the right balance in their Dayne Beam-less midfield, Collingwood will be forced to re-evaluate their options again after it emerged key recruit Levi Greenwood will miss the first month of the season, and likely more.